Vancouver Ski Area Offers 24 Hour Skiing For The Olympics

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Grouse Mountain, Vancouver’s local ski hill is not an Olympic Venue but is a big part of the celebrations.

The centre recently unveiled a huge wind turbine with the added attraction of a viewing platform in the turbine’s tower giving still more spectacular views over the city than skiers on the slopes of the area get in any case.
As a unique Olympic celebration the resort will open its slopes for 24 hours a day skiing tomorrow (Feb 12), for the duration of the Games, attracting thousands of people to take advantage of this unique opportunity for round-the-clock skiing, snowboarding, ice skating, and snowshoeing.
“It is clear to us that Vancouver is a city that can’t get enough of alpine sports”, says Michael Cameron, General Manager. “On a foggy Saturday in February nearly 4,000 people came up outside of our normal hours of operation to take advantage of this unique event. There is no doubt that this celebration was a success and that Grouse Mountain is the true home of winter sport.”
“As Vancouver hosts visitors from all over the world, the number of time zones represented at any given moment is considerable. A round-the-clock operation allows people to take advantage of Grouse Mountain’s nearby winter facilities at their leisure.”

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